Vanessa Williams net worth

Net Worth: $27.5 Million

About Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams is a well known singer and actress, whose net worth today reaches 27.5 million dollars. In addition to these two careers of hers, she is also known as a producer as well as a fashion model, which are also vital parts of accumulating Vanessa Williams net worth. In 1983, she gained a lot of national attention when she won the title of Miss America and became the first woman of African-American origin to get such a prestigious title. However, soon a lot of scandals started about her nude photographs, which were published by Penthouse magazine. Thus, Vanessa Williams was succeeded by a first runner-up of Miss America title, Suzette Charles from New Jersey.

However, soon Vanessa Williams got a lot of popularity, when she entered entertainment industry. She has got a lot of awards during her career as an entertainer, such as Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards. Entertainment industry is also regarded as the one, which accumulated a huge Vanessa Williams net worth. Talking about her involvement in the field of entertainment, Vanessa Williams is also regarded as the most successful Miss America title winner, who got involved into entertainment business.

In 1988, she debuted as a singer with the release of her album called “The Right Stuff”. The album also included two hits which came to a lot of success, these singles being “The Right Stuff” and “Dreamin”. In 1991, her second album was released, which was called “The Comfort Zone”. Also, it included a single, which was spawned in Billboard charts and which was called “Save the Best for Last”. The sales of both these albums increased the overall sum of Vanessa Williams net worth.

In 1994, she also debuted on the stage of Broadway. She appeared in a Broadway production called “Kiss of the Spider Woman”. In 1995, she also collaborated in the making of the soundtrack for a Disney animation called “Pocahontas”. She sang the song called “Colors of the Wind”. The song became a real hit and it even won on Oscar for the Best Original Song.

In 1996, she got a role in a movie called “Eraser”, which was her first important appearance in a movie. Other movies, which also added popularity to her and also financial success to Vanessa Williams net worth, are “Dance with Me”, “Johnson Family Vacation”, “The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland” and “Soul Food”. Also, Vanessa Williams is a TV star, with her biggest appearance being as Wilhelmina Slater in TV series called “Ugly Betty”.